1977

1978

 from the October/November 1978 IJA Newsletter:

Buffalo, N.Y. On the second Sunday of each month the Buffalo Juggling Club meets from 1pm until 3pm at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 96 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo. Phone Rich Chamberlain for further info.

Dues (25 cents) were collected at each monthly meeting; attendance averaged approximately twenty people, and the meetings attracted jugglers from as far away as Erie, Pennsylvania.

January 1978 article in the Buffalo Rocket newspaper

The Bird Cage Story - longtime and current members Jim Neff and Jack Pericak found out about the club through Jack's brother-in-law; they noticed a newspaper article (which at the time was lining the bottom of Jack's brother-in-law's cockatiel cage) about a meeting of the Buffalo Juggling and Unicycle Club and decided to attend.

Also in 1978, the first permanent IJA headquarters is established in Kenmore, New York.

1980

1980s

1980

1980s

Buffalo Jugglers group photo at an RIT juggling festival

1981

from the May 1981 IJA Newsletter

Buffalo, N.Y. The Buffalo Juggling Club meets on a racquetball court, where high ceilings, good lighting, hardwood floors and freedom from obstacles make juggling ideal. Call Rich Chamberlin.

1980s

1980s

1987

"Five members of the Buffalo Juggling Club attend a performance of the Moscow Circus in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They were ecstatic when Sergei Ignatov's name appeared in the program...."

The Buffalo Magazine of the Buffalo News publishes "Three Ball Circus" (PDF file, 953 KB) featuring quotes from Rich Chamberlin, along with photos of Rich and Jim Neff.

Coincidentally, at the end of the above article, there is a cartoon by Tom Stratton, who did the illustrations for Rich's "Comedy Juggling" book.

1991

UB Jugglers meet every Monday and Thursday at 8:00 in the main gym of Alumni Arena, from juggling.org . This is the earliest reference to a relationship with the University at Buffalo, which continued to 2004.

Also, "The Link", a publication from the University at Buffalo, mentions that the UB Juggling club "reformed" in 1991 with Nels Cremean and Andy Pratt.

Eventually, (early to mid 1990's) a new incarnation of the UB Juggling Club was born, with the "core" group being: Bret Goldstein, Tim Allen, Ram Prasad, Nels Cremean and Jerry House

Since there were more "core" members of the UB Jugglers than there were of the Buffalo Jugglers, at this point the UB Juggling Club WAS the Buffalo Juggling club. They met at UB during the winter, and in Delaware Park during the summer.

1992

1993

1994

University at Buffalo Juggling Convention is held in April, 1994 in the UB Alumni Arena Gymnastics Gym, with feature performer Bob Nickerson

Also in 1994, juggling in Delaware Park led several jugglers to a weekly gig on Friday nights at Pilot Field (which is now Dunn Tire Park) before the start of Buffalo Bisons games.

1995

University at Buffalo Juggling Convention held April 8, 1995 in the UB Alumni Arena Gymnastics Gym, Charles Peachock was the feature performer

Coverage of the 1995 convention by the UB Spectrum newspaper:

The UB Juggling Club hosted a convention last week in the Gymnastics Gym of Alumni Arena. Members demonstrated techniques using a variety of juggling paraphenalia. Students interested in the club's events can contact the Student Association at 645-2950. - April 17, 1995

"The Joy of Juggling: Jerry House, a member of the Jugglers Club at the University at Buffalo, works on balancing a different kind of yo-yo during a juggling convention Saturday on the North Campus in Amherst" - Sunday April 9, 1995

1996

1997

1999

2004

The Buffalo Jugglers' relationship with the University at Buffalo dating back to 1991 comes to an end. The club had been practicing in the Student Union building on UB's North Campus for several winters, and were asked not to return.

Club member Paul Antonio (Clumsy the Clown) provides indoor warehouse space for meetings, which the club used for the next two winters.

In July 2004, the IJA Festival is held in Buffalo, NY at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Buffalo's own Nels Cremean performs in the opening night "Welcome Show".

New members include Steve Delmonte and his two sons, Andrew and Tom (collectively the "Flying Delmontes").

The Buffalo Jugglers tire of using the telephone. The Yahoo Discussion Group and Buffalo Jugglers website go online.

2006

A visit from Dave Finnegan, author of "The Complete Juggler" and "The Joy of Juggling."

In September 2006, the club has indoor juggling meetings at the Buffalo Christian Center on Saturday mornings (through Nels Cremean) and at Kenmore United Methodist Church on Thursday nights (through Carol Palaszewski).

In November 2006, Buffalo Jugglers Dave Fultz, Jerry House, Tom and Steve Delmonte perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

2007

In May 2007, the Buffalo Jugglers become members of the Dube Affiliate Program. A commission of 4% is earned based on Dube sales made through the link on our home page ($10 for every $250 in total sales).

In July 2007, the Buffalo Jugglers perform at the "Gusto at the Gallery" for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

Although the club had performed at various charity and community service events throughout the region for decades, 2007 marked the beginning of a full year's worth of such bookings - something the Buffalo Jugglers would proudly continue to this day. All events were purely volunteer and casual in nature and most included hands-on demonstrations and lessons for children. Some events, such as the "Gusto at the Gallery," included more formal stage presentations, but the club rarely accepted more than a free lunch in exchange for their services.

In November and December 2007, Dave Fultz, Jerry House, Steve and Tom Delmonte once again juggle with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

2009

In November and December 2009, Dave Fultz, Jerry House, Nels Cremean, Steve and Andrew Delmonte perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

2010